The document discusses the Progressive Movement in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It aimed to address problems that arose from industrialization and urbanization, with many believing government should become more involved in regulating businesses and society. Reformers known as "muckrakers" exposed issues through journalism to spur change. The movement supported women's suffrage, labor unions, civil rights, and immigration reforms. Overall, Progressivism had a lasting impact by targeting social issues and inspiring future generations to continue fighting for fair treatment and rights.

1. The Progressive
Movement

2. What does this political cartoon suggest
about women’s roles in U.S. society?

3. What was Progressivism?
 The attempt to fix problems with urbanization
What problems developed during the
Industrial Revolution?
 Many believed government should start
getting involved

4. Intro to Progressivisim

5. Review to Connect to
past learning
 Industrial Revolution
 Urbanization
 How did the Industrial Revolution lead to
Urbanization?

6. M
u
c
k
r
a
c
k
e
r
s
G
o
o
G
o
o
s
T
e
m
p
e
r
a
n
c
e
S
u
f
f
r
a
g
e
t
t
e
s
P
o
p
u
l
i
s
t
s
M
i
d
c
l
a
s
s
W
o
m
e
n
L
a
b
o
r
U
n
i
o
n
s
C
i
v
i
l
R
i
g
h
t
s

7. Muckrakers
 Journalists who exposed issues
 Famous muckrakers?
 Upton Sinclair, The Jungle
novel that revealed the harsh
conditions in the workplace
and the struggles/challenges
that immigrants faced

8. Muckrakers
 Spurred government to work to:
 End child labor
 Limit work hours
 Provide workers' compensation
 Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)
 declared certain business practices
illegal (monopolies)
 Think back to the Industrial
Revolution. Who were some of the
men that led monopolies? (HINT: oil,
steel, railroads, banking)

10. Suffragettes
 Promoted women’s rights,
specifically the right to vote
 Susan B. Anthony: leader of the movement
 National American Woman Suffrage
Association (NAWSA)

13. 19th
Amendment
1920: Women’s
Suffrage
Women’s
suffrage= women’s
gain right to vote

14. Brain Pop! Women’s
Suffrage
 https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistor
y/womenssuffrage/
 What key events led to women receiving
universal suffrage?

15. Immigration
 What is immigration?

 When immigrants settled in the country, they
were met with practices meant to assimilate
them into the U.S. culture. Which of the three
different models of assimilation discussed in the
video segment do you think best reflects the
experience of most U.S. immigrants during the
Progressive Era?

16. The Progressive
Movement’s Impact
 The Progressive movement had a lasting impact
on both the political and social systems of the
United States.
 Progressive leaders targeted social ills and made
strides in correcting government corruption,
increasing voting rights for citizens, and improving
living and working conditions for industrial workers
 The Progressive movement inspired future
generations to challenge unfair systems and
continue to fight for civil rights.